Been wanting to make this suggestion forever. I love the random shots of food/snacks/dishes, but would find it really helpful if you'd include captions on the lower left (or right) hand corner showing where they came from. I'd love to try some of these meals, but alas, I never know where they're at. Would love this little addition if you can manage it. Thank you.

Can you guys please do more Disney dining plan videos? One for each park on how to maximize the plan. Or a video on an example of how to maximize it step by step restaurant to restaurants etc ?

We love the dining plan. Last time we went we added the receipts and we definitely saved money for our family. Of course every family is different. My wife is very diligent with money.

Thanks for all your hard work. I think the stress relief is the main factor for me. Knowing that I don't have to say no or you have to wait until later is worth a great deal.

Chefs De France has a special on their menu that gets you an appetizer, Entree and a dessert. It isn’t all of the entrees on the menu but we all found what we wanted was included.

Bought your Dinning Plan guide and have started reading though it! So worth it, thank you for all the work you and your team put into your guides.

Used to do the dining plan when it was worth it, and use to save money, but If you have any Passholder, DVC, or sometimes Disney Visa discounts, and get discounted Disney gift cards to pay for the meal, that will save you more money than the dining plan, and you can eat what you want. Was in Disney in December, and I took what I would pay for the meal plan, and compared it to what I payed out of pocket ( discounted GF and Passholder and DVC discounts) and I would have lost money doing the dining plan, and we don't skimp on meals. With what the plan costs now, the only thing I can see is it is more of a convince, rather than a savings

I loved the Disney Dining PLan. Glad it’s back.. So convenient to prepay most meals!!

This is the video I have been waiting for!!! Long time subscriber and finally have my dream vacation booked and was able to get the free dining plan too.

in the past, at Disney owned and operated quick service locations, when asking for a soda, if you dont specify size, you get a medium. if you ask for a large, that is included. notice i said disney owned and operated. this usually doesnt work around world showcase as they are usually 3rd party companies

I have used it in the past it is worth it if your are getting the most expensive meals, you also are getting a lot of food so keep that in mind. Also the Free Dining Plan promo right now you have to add park hopper to your tickets so if you were just doing one park per day and thought you can get the dining plan added free your are still paying extra.

Ive done it both ways, and i prefer to have everything paid for up front in advance, even if i end up losing a few bucks. So, DDP for me❤

My family and I will be using the quick service plan on our trip in February

Thank you so much for this! My family and I are going to Disney World for the first time next month, and I paid for the quick service dining plan so my parents wouldn't have to stress about paying a ton for food. I really had no idea how it would work because I don't think it's at Disneyland, which is the only Disney park I've visited.

I just ordered the hummingbirds (and a few more) and used your code! Thanks!!

This was super helpful thank you. ❤

I just came back from a trip in Jan and we had to use up our snack credits at Karmel Kuchen on the caramel corn. Nobody was mad about having to bring a bunch of that home. We probably wouldn’t have had so many but we also had the dining gift card to use up. It worked really well as that covered all the tips and extras at our sit down meals. Used it on cheaper snacks too instead of a snack lcredit. We also heard some places offer to use quick service for people who were out of snack credits. Not sure how much that covered but heard it offered to people a couple of times.

It isn't necessarily the best idea to go for the most expensive items on the meu when on the dining plan - YOU have to pay the tip which can be a lot if you eat really expensive entrees.

Excellent video. It cleared a lot of my questions

I love these hackes😁

What I am hearing from the first part of this video is that to get your money’s worth you need to get alcoholic drinks. If you don’t drink alcohol it is not worth it. I went through menus and added up prices for what my family would likely eat every day we are there and the cost of the dining plan is significantly over the out of pocket cost, and I will likely buy one of the more expensive entrees at each meal.

I bought the DDP from you guys. I need to basically list the character meals we want to book, see where else we might eat & compare prices. We are foodies & drinkers & would love to try things but our kids are small eaters and our oldest will be 10 - so really need to work it out. They love dessert & drinks will be different- just annoying to have to spend the time on it to work it out is all. Really appreciate the documentation & videos

Just an FYI that the carne asada you promote at La Hacienda de San Angel is clearly marked as not an option on the DDP when you look at the menu.

Back in 2001, I vacationed at Disney World and because I was staying 4 days, I got 2 "wishes" each day (and a HUGE booklet telling me what I could use my wishes on)...I found myself using most of my wishes on gifts for family and friends. My last two wishes I had decided to use at The Brown Derby and it was so worth it!...

My only DDP experience: I once had a one-day dining plan. Kind of a long story, but it was fun! Wouldn't want it for an entire trip though.

when staying deluxe free dining is probably better if there is more than 2 adults in your room. I priced out two adults staying at BWI with the same add-ons and the stay longer deal saves $200 more dollars over free dining. Best to always price it out.

I'd avoid any sit-down breakfast with kids at Disney World. Making rope drop is far more important than eating a big breakfast.

This was helpful, thank you! I did look and it says the carne asada at La Hacienda isn’t included in the plan?

I’m curious as to why the carne asada dnd premium margarita is accepted with the DDP at La Hacienda but not at San Angel inn & restaurante when they are the same price.

Will you be doing audio versions of your DDP snack credit lists?

DDP must be ordered and paid for least 48 hours before your check in day!

When we had the ddp prior to covid we could switch our included drink with QS credit out for a sweet/dessert. Which was great as we already had our refill mug. Do you know if you can still that? X

Hi AJ! I'm not sure if someone has mentioned this yet- but La Hacienda de San Angel menu (at least on line) says that the carne assada and osso bucco are not options included with the meal plan. Maybe you know this already and maybe it is a new addition to the menu. Thanks for all you do!

With that free dining plan deal, you also have to get the park hopper ticket

HOW LONG HAVE WE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! IMPATIENTLY TAPPING MY FEET SINCE 2020 💀

going mid February and did the DDP. How can you keep track of how many snacks you have left? Was able to schedule out QS and TS but snacks is difficult. I wish they did that Disney + special slightly earlier so I could have taken advantage

The Funnel Cake stand in Epcot is also not showing up on the MDE app as accepting the dining plan.

We used it from the start until 2020 close. Actually, our trip was canceled in 2020 which we had the free plan. We always enjoyed the old plan and hope we will like the new one on our upcoming trip in March. Question, you used to be able to buy up your plan. Say you get a free dining in the quick service , but you could pay the difference and get the full service cheaper. Is that still available?

Hello! Question about the Epcot live entertainment reserved seating… it says garden grill is included. We already have a garden grill reservation but the festival dining packages haven’t been announced yet (flower & garden). Will we get “grandfathered In” To the special package? Or will I need to cancel our current reservation and make a new one to include the live concert special seating??

Oooh i need hacks!

Is there a chance that Disney may bring back the Dining Card, or are they going to keep the Dining Plan? We just got back two weeks ago, and man! That Dining Card is THE BOMB! The two of us paid out maybe $200 out of pocket on food, and that's only because we went to Wolfgang Puck's and used Mobile Order a few times. Otherwise, Disney paid for our food🎉

Heads up everyone! The San Angel menu says the carne asada is NOT included on the Disney dining plan :(

The Plaza Ice Cream Parlor in MK does not show up on the MDE app as part of the dining plan.

Any chance you'd be able to swap out the dessert for an app? I'm not big on sweets, but always order an app with my meal. Only reason I'm on the fence about it!

Note that disney plus free dining is only for US residents guests

Is there an update on trading a quick meal credit for 3 snack credits? Thanks! 😊

One was able to switch out quick services for table service but I guess you cannot now

Hi. We are excited to try the dining plan in April. I have two questions, since Easter is in march this year do you see April to be less busy? And second, does the different resorts have different refillable mugs? Have you guys done a video of the different mugs at each resort?

Just looked up the Carne Asada on the menu at La Hacienda. It says that it's not included in the dining plan. :(

Can you still trade a quick service credit for 3 snack credits?

Genuine question to people who have issues with being stressed about things like meal budgets, did you actually find that having a DDP decreased your anxiety around making sure that you have a way to eat food, without the fear of overspending in other catergories? While I myself have never been to disney, I know that my stress levels around making sure that I am not going hungery can be extremely high when I do plan a trip. I do try and mitigate this by making sure I book a hotel room with an all inclusive breakfast and packing a box full of snacks just incase I run out of money, and this has saved me from a lot of headaches and allowed me to truly enjoy this experience. I want to know if those who have travelled to disney have found that having the DDP has reduced the stress levels around affording food, or if all the red tape has made the endeavour futile

If I am mobile ordering Yorkshire county fish would I be able to differentiate a kids meal credit for that? Or is it only at the counter. We will have two adult dining plans and one kids and my kids love fish and chips so I would order them one to split, can I say that that’s a kids quick service or do I have to use an extra adult when mobile ordering?

I might've already asked this, but, can I still use the dining plan to pay for my meal even if I'm dining with somebody who doesn't have the plan?

Is Garden grill serving turkey or chicken right now? I need to know because I don't want to go if they have turkey

Ok. We are headed to Disney World in the fall and have the standard dining plan…..you mentioned placing mobile orders….can I order for my family on the mobile order so we are placing one big order and have it use all of our quick service credits or would it only use MY quick service credits? I’m trying to learn as much as possible before we go. Also have these credits been available to use on Halloween party snacks and quick service meals in the past?

I’m so happy the DDP is back. When we would take our yearly week at WDW the DDP made the trip so much better.

As someone who only orders the plant based meals and doesn’t really drink alcohol, I think I’ll be skipping the DDP lol. I’ve done the math and it doesn’t add up to be worth it!

Any idea if the Bon voyage breakfast, Be our guest Breakfast or 1900 Park fare breakfast will be back by 2025?

How do you know how many points will be deducted from your dinning plan ?

Our next trip will be the first time using the dining plan, how does it work if you want to mobile order for your whole family on your account? Will everyone’s credits show up on your app? Or will the credits come off of your own personal credits?

My only question is if I can convert the quick service credits to snack credits or is that not a thing anymore?

We have dining credits per room on our stay. Does that mean we will have to pay for the resort mugs or would we get them free? Xx

In the past, I used the dining plan in between festivals and did the more expensive places. During festivals, the dining plan isn’t worth it for me

I have the DFB Guide to Maximizing the DDP. Can anyone tell me what the purple ribbon with the star in it means. I see it throughout the guide but I can't find where it says what it means.

Any idea what restaurant you will find the noodles and beef at 3 minutes? Thank you

With the ddp does it start when your room booking start or when your tickets start? So we arrive tuesday evening, but dont start in the park till thursday. So tueaday, and wednesday we would have the credits for those days or does it start on the thursday?

Regarding the specialty refillable cup: if you grt a dining plan for 5 day (nights), do you get a NEW refillable cup everyday????

Would appreciate a 2025 dining plan video 😊 thanks

Our dining plan is only $36 per day for 2 of us!!so really it's like saying 2 meals for price of one with $36 off bill

If one of the adults in the party is picky (super picky) can you pay out of pocket for their meal and use the credit at a later date? We have done this in the past, just wondering if it is still OK.

Do you have any advice on DDP and gratuity? Because I’m English and not used to paying the servers wages on top of the price of the dining plan 😅

I keep going back and forth with the dining plan, I have several picky eaters and several light eaters.

can you use the dinning plan if you stay offsite

Does the app tally how many credits you have/let you know what's left?

Can tips be paid with a Disney Gift card, if using the Disney dining plan?

Do you get a drink with each meal?

Carne Asada at La Hacienda de San Angel isn't included in the Disney Dining Plan.

27:22 I honestly think these should just be a flat 3 dining credits considering you’d probably get more food for 4-5 dining credits. ALSO 31:23 It should only work like this, a kid credit can get kid entrees and an adult credit can adult & kid entrees since the adult credit is by default worth more money of course Disney should let ppl seemingly *(to Disney) waste their credit on something cheaper when they could’ve gotten something more expensive.

Is it true that the pineapple upside down cake, spring rolls, and mr. kamal's fries are all no longer snacks???

Can DDP be used in the resorts?

Can you use the snake for an alcohol drink?

is there anyway to buy a dining plan without a package?

❤ AJ

Is a Kid that will b 8 or 9 Nezt trip: are his credits b Kids credits or Adults? Especially for meals he won't join us. He is Autistic and will b with Babysitter

I was specifically wondering about the ahi nachos and y'all answered!

Where r u staying (if you don’t mind telling me)

DDP isn’t worth it for our family anymore. In 2019, my 3kids were under 10, so a lot less expensive. Also, 2 snacks per day. Now, they are all over 10, but of course don’t drink alcohol, and sometimes eat from the kid’s menu. So I would be wasting money with the DDP. It’s sad because it was easy and I didn’t mind splurging on character meals.

Wait… i can fill the refillable cup with COFFEE??????

Awe yeah less then 10 mins gang

As far as i can tell the Carne asada is not available on dining plan

no fancy drinks kind of stinks.

That is not very nice! Most Disney cast do an outstanding job for not a lot of money

First!

Unless they have changed Cinderella’s castle it’s not worth it.

will there be a release for Quick-Food Service RESTAURANTS???